The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 29, 2016
Waning Gibbous
62.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
10:44 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.2%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1152
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 255.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 262.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -14.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.52° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.67° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.